A blog about why we're here.

Why? Western Reserve Historical Society!

Western Reserve Historical Society is celebrating 150 years of preserving Cleveland’s history and making it accessible to the public. The Western Reserve Historical Society encompasses the Euclid Beach Park Grand Carousel, Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum, Costume Collection, Hay-McKinney and Bingham-Hanna Mansions, Kidzbits Family Hands-on Center and the Research Library.

Jeffrey and I recently visited Hale Farm and Village, where I hadn’t been since grade school! Hale Farm preserves the early-1800’s Hale family farm in the Cuyahoga Valley and brings history to life with period re-enactments and original buildings.

We got to go inside the original settlement house…

…see the blacksmith’s forge…

…meet artisans like broom-makers,

wool-dyers,

and glass-blowers…

…and see farm animals, which was Jeffrey’s favorite part!

Hale Farm and Village is a great way to step back in time and has something for all ages to enjoy. I’m excited to take Jeffrey back once he can understand even more of the history, too!

From Hale Farm and Village to the Cleveland History Center, which will be opening a special Cleveland Starts Here exhibition in November to celebrate the history of Northeast Ohio as it advanced from a small wilderness settlement to the city we love today, you can learn so much about our region at the Western Reserve Historical Society. Learning about the rich history of our area just makes me love it even more!

To help you immerse yourself in history too, I have an annual household membership to the Western Reserve Historical Society to give away!

This membership includes free admission to all Western Reserve Historical Society locations for two adults, plus children/grandchildren in the same household for a year, as well as four guest passes for additional guests. You can see a complete list of membership benefits here.
Here’s how to enter: You must complete the online survey to enter. All other entries are optional, but increase your chances of winning.

1.Complete this free, fast online survey to help Western Reserve Historical Society better understand it’s community perception. Click here to take the survey. You must provide your email address to be entered to win this giveaway.

5. Tweet the following phrase and leave a comment here letting me know you tweeted:

I want to win a @CleStartsHere annual membership from @WhyCLE: http://whycle.com/2017/07/11/why-western-reserve-historical-society #giveaway

You can tweet once per day for additional entries, just leave an additional comment each time you tweet.

The giveaway will close on Friday, July 21 at 11:59pm and the winner will be notified the following day.

***Disclosure: I was asked to help the Western Reserve Historical Society’s survey and offerings. In exchange, I received a complimentary annual household membership for myself and one to give away. As always, all opinions are 100% my own.***